Campbell McLaren: Combate Americas is second best MMA league
Combate Americas spent their Tuesday evening announcing that former WWE superstar Alberto ‘El Presidente’ would become the new president of their promotion, garnering mainstream attention…
Matthew Kaplowitz
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Video: Alberto ‘El Presidente’ on running Combate Americas, CM Punk’s UFC debut
Looks like we have another convert from the world of professional wrestling into the MMA cage, except this time we have a man who has…
Video: Frank Shamrock: Viacom asked me to become Bellator president
Frank Shamrock has been involved in all sorts of aspects of the fight world. Aside from being a world champion in the UFC and Strikeforce,…
Dave Branch on holding two WSOF titles & philosophy on fighting
Dave Branch is a Jersey boy who trains at Renzo Gracie’s gym in NYC, and is a two-division champ in WSOF. Having the promotion’s middleweight…
WSOF bantamweight champ Marlon Moraes is the happiest man in MMA
Marlon Moraes is sitting on top of the WSOF bantamweight division, and if he has his way it will stay that way for a very…
Shawn Porter ready to put aside friendship with Keith Thurman to take his belt
Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) is ready to fight his childhood friend Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) on June 25 in Brooklyn for his WBA…
Watch: WSOF opens NYC office & toasts to future of company
This past Monday afternoon in Manhattan, World Series of Fighting officially opened their New York office and held a small event to christen it. World…
WSOF CEO & COO on MMA in NY, expansion in 2016, Shields, Palhares & More
World Series of Fighting has officially moved to NYC, and we got some time to have an extensive talk with the men in charge. WSOF…
Watch: Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter NYC press conference
WBA Welterweight world champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and former IBF champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) went face-to-face Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan as…
Video: MMA finally legalized in New York
New Yorkers rejoiced this week when the bill to legalize MMA had finally made it onto the Assembly floor, and successfully passed with a vote…
Mauro Ranallo: ‘MMA needs a promotion like Bellator’
Bellator MMA is continuing to make a big push in 2016 to become a true superpower in the combat sports world, expanding into kickboxing and…
Bas Rutten thinks Jon Jones’ confidence may be a ‘front’
The rematch between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier for the UFC Light Heavyweight title will be one of the biggest fights of the year, with…
Bas Rutten: Mark Hunt can be UFC champ if he trains seriously
Mark Hunt’s stock continued to rise this weekend when he knocked out Frank Mir at UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane, Australia. It seems like…
Rutten on Ronda Rousey: Holly Holm rematch is ‘more important’ than UFC title
The longterm future of Ronda Rousey is still up to debate within the MMA world, with no one quite sure who is next for her,…
Video: What was Georges St-Pierre doing at UFC 196?
A familiar face in the MMA world popped up at this weekend’s event, and the world wants to know what he was doing there. Former…
Video: Miesha Tate or Nate Diaz, Who had the bigger upset at UFC 196?
If you made your bets for the underdogs at UFC 196, you certainly made a heck of a profit as any plans the UFC once…
Jim Ross: Ronda Rousey’s future is still very bright, but no one is unbeatable
I was lucky enough to get 30 minutes with the legendary Jim Ross, and I can easily say this will be one of my favorite…
Video: Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping, who really won?
At UFC Fight Night 84 in London, England, “The Count” Michael Bisping faced off against “The Spider” Anderson Silva in a five-round super fight inside…
Deontay Wilder to Tyson Fury – ‘You will face me in 2016 once and for all’
This year looks to be a bright one for heavyweight boxing, especially with champions like Deontay Wilder being vocal about his quest to bring all…
VIDEO: Wilder ‘plans to unify Heavyweight titles’, Szpilka ready to make an upset
The Edison Ballroom was the penultimate stop before this Saturday night’s epic doubleheader on Showtime as the main event fighters hit the stage before the…